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DBS, UOB, OCBC must brace for nastier net interest income pressures
DBS, UOB, OCBC must brace for nastier net interest income pressures
Don't neglect an analyst's warning.
Bad loans threaten China’s recovery
A tsunami of bad loans could sink many Chinese banks.
Asian banks warned of profit ‘pressure’
Lenders have to work much harder.
ICBC's NIM flat at 2.7% as time deposits grew significantly in 3Q12
Time deposit grew 11.8%.
DBS, OCBC, UOB still among the world's strongest banks
The next 12-18 months will be stable.
This is how badly affected DBS is after China's interest rate cuts
DBS' loan-deposit spread declined -4bp.
Big Four have a bad year
The Big Four could see profitability plunge to 5%.
Sacombank unaffected by chairman’s resignation
It's business as usual for Sacombank.
ICBC's Q3 profits rise 14.9%
Profits of 62.42 billion yuan.
Big 4 Chinese banks keep strong balance sheets: S&P
Organic growth rather than acquisitions.
Bank Mega keeps stable Fitch rating
SME loans are risky.
Industrial Bank of Korea suffers 40% dip in Q3 net
Decreased interest and non-interest income.
Citi sees robust market in Indonesia
Top 16 emerging priority countries.
Loan demand boosts Bank Rakyat Indonesia profits
Credit it on rising loan demand.
Indonesian bank owners blamed for industry failure
Bank owners are the biggest culprits.
S. Korea's Woori push Q3 net up by 3.8%
A fall in loan-loss reserves.
More Vietnamese banks to undergo restructuring
Due to weak liquidity.
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